Intel Core i5-6685R vs AMD EPYC 7551P

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-6685R CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7551P
Intel Core i5-6685R AMD EPYC 7551P

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-6685R or AMD EPYC 7551P - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-6685R has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-6685R was released in Q2/2016.

The AMD EPYC 7551P has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7551P was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 6000 (24) CPU group AMD EPYC 7001 (12)
6 Generation 1
Skylake S Architecture Naples (Zen)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-6685R is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.80 GHz). The AMD EPYC 7551P has 32 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Intel Core i5-6685R Characteristic AMD EPYC 7551P
4 Cores 32
4 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.55 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i5-6685R Characteristic AMD EPYC 7551P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
72 Compute units --
576 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.0 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-6685R supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7551P can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-6685R Characteristic AMD EPYC 7551P
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 128
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-6685R has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7551P is 180 W.

Intel Core i5-6685R Characteristic AMD EPYC 7551P
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 180 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-6685R has a 6.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7551P cache has a total of 64.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-6685R Characteristic AMD EPYC 7551P
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1440 Socket SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 2750 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6685R (100%)
AMD EPYC 7551P (75%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6685R (26%)
AMD EPYC 7551P (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
951 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
611 (64%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3215 (48%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
6676 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
5497 (14%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
40149 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
156 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
132 (85%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
597 (16%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
3838 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
904 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
5964 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 1.15 GHz
1325 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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